The staff and Director at Caringbah South Preschool would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your family. We look forward to sharing many happy experiences with your child throughout the coming months.
Caringbah South Preschool was established in 1983 as a privately operating Centre, and since then it has operating under the same Management. For 25 years now, our Preschool and Staff are committed to providing children not only the best possible child care; it is also committed to providing a quality Educational Preschool Program. We are an accredited preschool and have successfully achieved a high quality rating in all areas.
An important aim of our Centre is to have good communication between families and staff. This helps us to provide the best quality care to meet your child's needs in regard to care and education.
We are open Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, Preschool Session 9am to 3pm Extended Care (on request at additional fee) 8am to 4pm and Christmas and Public Holidays Closed.
We look forward to welcoming you to our centre.
We strive to provide a culture of friendship and education, providing all children the opportunity to develop their full potential in a safe and caring environment. All children will be supported in our program regardless of race, religion, ability, gender, or social status.
It is important to reflect the diversity of the Australian society and create an environment where children learn to respect and honour that diversity. Our team has an anti -bias approach that positively supports children's growth of identity, self esteem and critical thinking.
Using our knowledge of child development, our team will create an educational program that is based on the belief that children learn through play and exploration, and in doing so children develop cognitive, physical, creative, emotional and social skills to prepare them for school. Daily, children are given the choice of a wide range of experiences and materials that are age and developmentally appropriate. Experience has shown us that it is important that we offer a combination of unstructured craft activities that are child initiated, and structured craft activities that the teacher initiated. The children are supported in their efforts by a caring team, who structure the learning environment so that each child experiences success.
Our team endeavour to provide a high quality educational program that is tailored to suit each individual child. This is done by being sensitive to each child, and by attempting to inspire, stimulate, motivate and challenge. Families are consulted in forming individual family goals for their child and these goals become the basis of our curriculum
Our learning environment encourages children to develop an awareness of self as an individual and a member of a group. Children are encouraged to develop empathy and equity to others and will have their needs responded to, be given individual attention, listened to and shown respect at all times by our caring team. Encouragement and praise will be given to children for their efforts to promote confidence, to take on challenges and to develop self-esteem and independence.
Children will be encouraged to interact with each other in a socially acceptable manner and to respect the rights of others. Children's behaviour will be managed by providing consistent limits; clear guidelines and using positive guidance so that children can learn to make sensible decisions and choices.
We aim to create a friendly supportive atmosphere where our team and parents are able to interact and communicate .This collaboration with families is paramount in meeting the needs of each individual child and the needs of the families. Families will be encouraged to participate in the centre programme and policy decisions
To support children with additional needs and their families, we seek support from community agencies to assist with programming and resources. It is integral to our philosophy that our team be nurturing, sensitive and committed to the care and overall development of each and every child. To ensure this our centre management is committed to on going professional and personal development for our team
Overall, it is our core philosophy, to develop confident, happy children that are ready and eager to face the challenges of school .
The Centre's program is planned to reflect our philosophy and goals
Program Goals
To foster positive self-concept
To develop social skills
To encourage children to think, reason, question, and experiment
To encourage language development To enhance physical development and skills
To encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety, and nutritional practices
To encourage creative expression
To respect cultural diversity of staff and children
Program Planning
The staff plan the program to cover:
A variety of indoor and outdoor experiences
Both active and passive experiences
Individual, small groups, and large groups
Large muscle and small muscle activities
Child initiated; staff initiated, and staff directed activities
Planning is based on observations and evaluation of the children. The aim of this planning is to meet the needs of the individual child and to cater for the children's special interest. The program reflects our philosophy.
Child Developmental Records
Staff collect observations and photos of your child and samples of your child's work , do developmental check lists and collect information from parents From these compile they a developmental file for your child . Parents can ask to read their child's file or /and have discussions about their child's development and progress with staff. Staff also compile a portfolio of your child's work in which we ask for parent input .
DAILY PROGRAM*
Morning 9.00 Welcome and Indoor Activities 9.30 Outdoor Activities 10.30 Playlunch 10.50 Music and Movement 11.20 Language 11.40 Craft and Indoor Activities
Afternoon 12.30 Lunch 1.00 Rest and Quiet Activities 2.30 Outdoor Play and Games 2.30 Story Time 3.00 Home Time * Program varies according to the weather
All children are allocated a locker at the Centre where their belongings are stored. Please ensure all your children's belongings are clearly labelled with his or her name.
Clothing
Clothes that are safe and appropriate for active play-no long chords on pants, hats etc as they are potential hazards and long dresses may cause tripping in climbing etc.
take into consideration the child's ability to cope with toilet needs
a fresh change of clothing is required as little accidents may occur
a warm jacket (in winter)and clothes that provide sun protection in summer
a sun hat is required for outdoor play
jewellery -no rings as they are potential choking hazards
Shoes
label shoes clearly with child's name
for safety, shoes need to be a secure fit and supportive -no thongs ,elevated heels or scuffs
Food
no peanut products are permitted - due to severe allergies( this includes no Nutella It has peanuts )
children need food and drink to cover playlunch, lunch, and afternoon tea for Extended Care children.
please provide nutritious food for lunch as well as snacks, eg fruit, yoghurt, cheese and biscuits.
no lollies, chips, or chocolate.
pack snacks and lunch in labelled separate bags
all children's food and drink will be refrigerated. Please do provide lunch boxes that are compact as storage space is limited
disposable paper bags are preferred for morning tea
children need a drink bottle of water daily-please place this on the tray each morning
for children attending 8 hours their parents must provide 60% of their daily nutritional requirements
Rest Time
set of fitted cot sheets (flannelette sheets preferred)please ensure that the elastic is a good state to h old the sheet on the bed
label sheets with your child's name in "big letters" at end of sheet
warm rug for the cooler months
labelled cloth bag to contain rest items (this may be purchased from the centre)
Enrolment Form
Please click above to open our enrolment form.
384 Willarong Road CARINGBAH NSW 2229
Ph: 9525 5269
Please feel free to contact us on the number above or fill in your details below and we contact you as soon as possible.
